Debian dsa-6149 : libnss3 - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 300454

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 12 / 13 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-6149 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6149-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff February 26, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : nss CVE ID : CVE-2026-2781

Clay Ver Valen discovered an integer overflow in the AES-GCM implementation of the Mozilla Network Security Service libraries.

For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 2:3.87.1-1+deb12u2.

For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in version 2:3.110-1+deb13u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your nss packages.

For the detailed security status of nss please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/nss

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: [email protected]

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the libnss3 packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/nss

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-2781

https://packages.debian.org/source/bookworm/nss

https://packages.debian.org/source/trixie/nss

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 300454

File Name: debian_DSA-6149.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/3/2026

Updated: 3/3/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-2781

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libnss3-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libnss3-tools, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libnss3

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/26/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/24/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-2781